Podcast #120: Women in Australian politics (Patreon)

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Ben was joined by Ruth McGowan, a candidate mentor and advocate for women in politics. We discussed the trends of increasing numbers of women being elected to public office in Australia, what barriers remain and what work is being done to get more women ready to run for parliament or council.

• Ruth’s book Get Elected (available as a free PDF download)

• Pathways to Politics

• Women for Election

• The costs of (inadequate) councillor remuneration report